It turns out the trick to some of the best Brussels sprouts of your life is the simple art of massage. The same way we’ve been massaging kale, sprinkling Brussels sprouts with salt and massaging with salt them draws water out of their leaves and renders them softer and sweeter. Step 1: Salt your sprouts Serious Eats recommends shredding your sprouts with a mandoline, but I let Trader Joe’s do the work for me. Step 4: Toss with un-massaged sprouts Serious Eats recommends mixing your massaged sprouts with an equal amount of un-massaged sprouts for the salad. I wanted to eat only the massaged sprouts separate from the un-massaged sprouts to experience their full effect, so I made three variations to try every possibility.

Source: Huffington Post January 16, 2017 11:00 UTC